Reinforced box



Feb. 13, 1951 F. J. ULLRICH ETAL REINFORCED BOX 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledJune 19, 1947 Feb- 13, 1951 F. J. LLLRICH ETAI.

REINFORCED BOX 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 19, 1947 Patented Feb. 13,1951 R ORCED BQX" Fred. J-. Ullrich. Kalam z and Lee a. Edition! DetroiApplication une 1a 194? Serial: we. 155 510 invention elates mp ovementsre; interned; boxes.

The main objec s of this inven on; re:

First to, provide a stacking and nesting bog:

tee s whi h th portions o dinar ly s bject. to

blows. and: impacts in use are e iectiv ly r in: forced. and ne which ee ar no xp sed shat ed es.-

t provi e a stru ure having h s ads van ases whi h the. parts may b ecoomi ally pr duced and. easi y assemb ed and ipped in the knock o n if ded n s up or r c ed by r lativ ly in xp r enced m hanics Q iects r lat gto. detai s and econ m es of the; nvention w l appear from the d s i tin to icll w. The invention s defi ed. and Point d out the claims...

A pr erred embo im nt oi the inv nti n iliustrated th acc m any n drawinn which:

Fi l he per pective, v w f ab x embody ng; the inventi n w th thestackin ba ls n er cted position.

Iris;- 2 is a irasm ntary xp d d view i l se rt n st u u al de ls o hparts. Elie. T:- s. an en arged fr gmen ary iew n eliiiecorrespon ing tolin 3:3 ii-Fi Fi 4 s an inverted ragmentary ou side perspective i w ofone cor e of the b x, -Fg; 5 isa li em ntary rt ca pe spe tive view or abox loo in ir n he in ide and priorat achm nto the runners 3 F g. 6 s...arned. ypersr ive view illus: trating the urel and the r o asse blissone, oi the corn r usrishts. with end horizontal member-V,

the accompanying drawings the invention has been illustrated as embodiedin a stacking and nesting box. Certain features, however, are desirablefor use noIi-stacking box structures and in non-nestingstruetures'having vertical walls,

It will be understood that, in the specification.

and; claims he t rms --side and ends are used for convenience indescription and desig: hating the parts although the invention may beembodied in receptacles or bOXBSOf square shape,

- 'ilhe embodiment of. he in en ion illus ate 2 comprises, a bottom I,side walls 2, 2 and end wails. 3, these, being preferably of thin panelstoolr. They may be of fiberboard or of veneer material One of theadvantages of the ,inven v tion is tha relatively thin bottom and wallstock m y be used.

The side horizontal members 4 are of angle section disposed facingupwardly and inwardly. Theymay be formed of sheet metal of suitable.gauge, The bottom legs 5 are secured to the, bottom by the fasteners 6,desirably by rivets when the box is permanently assembled.

The side walls 2 are secured to the vertical legs of the side horizontalmembers by the fas:

tenors 1,. The vertical legs 4 of the side hori;

zontal members are cut away at 8 for a purpose which will appear as thedescription proceeds. The end horizontal members 9 are also of anglesection and are disposedfacing upwardly and inwardly and are providedwith angularlydis-; posed arms ID at the ends thereof. The horizontallegs of the end members have angular slots like openings H at thecorners thereof.

The end walls are secured to the. vertical legs of the horizontal endmembers by fasteners "I conventionally illustrated. It will beunderstood that the legs of these horizontal members are provided withholes l2 to receive the fastenings 1.

The horizontal legs of the end horizontal mem.-. her arms are lappedupon the horizontal legs of the side members and secured thereto, thever-z tical legs being secured to the side walls by. fas eners TheVertical legs of the side horizontal menu.

bars are cut away at theends so that the vertical less of he arms a licl s a ainst the si e wa ls.

The angled corner uprights [3 are lapped upon the. ad acent.- ends. o te s de and, end W s nd are p o ided w h holes 14 receivin the fas enersThese fasteners are shown onventi na l wi h the e cept on of the enlard. i s o Fi s. 3 and a. Tl-losev corner uprights are disposed throughthe slot-like openings H in the end hori-i. zontal members and they areprovided at their lower ends with runner supporting foot portionsdesignated enera y b t e n m a 5, t ese ddt: or ons of th r nne s p s. ens f rmed" b fol n h bo tom port ons l6 a d ll of t ess of the corneruprehts nt sup r mposed rela ion as. clearl liliesz i. dead it These. footportions have holes adapted o. receive. the rive s 19 which are arran edthrou h the. 20 arr n ed on toot portions. as is clearly. shown Figs 2and a;

18 therein These runners have reduced end portions 2| engaging thesupports. The runners are arranged below the horizontal legs of theangled horizontal side members and secured thereto as by the fasteners22.

The side and end rim members 23 and 24 are arranged on the outer sidesof the wall panels and secured thereto as by the rivets indicated at 25;The ends of these rim members overlap the corner uprights.

Top corner irons 26 are provided, these being angled to embrace the endsof the side and end rim members and are preferably provided with top andbottom flanges 21 and 28 which engage the tops and bottom edges of therim members.

The pintle bearings 29 are arranged through openings 38 formed in thearms of the corner irons, there being outward offsets 3i surrounding theopenings to receive the retaining flanges 32 or the bearing members.

The stacking bails or irons 33are provided with arms 34 having inturnedbearing engaging pintles 35 at the ends thereof so that the stackingirons or bails are pivotally supported to swing across the top of thebox as shown in Fig. 1 or to depend at the end of the box. When inerected position they engage the top flanges of the corner irons. Thisdistributes the load on the stacking irons to the side and end rimmembers and the supporting walls and the corner irons also serve as wearmembers protecting the walls and rim members. By arranging the corneruprights through the horizontal connecting and reinforcing members theload and stresses are well distributed and also projecting verticaledges at the corner eliminated at the point where they would be likelyto engage in handling and dragging the box on its runners.

Structures embodying the invention are very strong and rigid inproportion to the weight of the stock employed and are capable ofcarrying heavy loads. The invention has been illustrated and describedin a highly practical embodiment thereof Certain other embodiments andadaptations have not been illustrated or described which arecontemplated as it is believed that this disclosure will enable thoseskilled in the art to embody or adapt the invention as may be desired.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim asnew and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a box, the combination of a bottom and side and end walls, angledhorizontal ride members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and side walls and secured thereto, angledhorizontal end members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and end walls and secured thereto and to saidangled side members, the end horizontal members having angular openingstherethrough adjacent the ends thereof at the corners of the box,inwardly facing angled corner uprights arranged through said openingsand on the outer sides of the side and end walls and secured thereto,the angle of said angular openings corresponding to that of the angularcorner members to facilitate a fitting engagement of the corner memberswithin the openings, the lower ends of the flanges of said corneruprights providing runner supports, runners disposed with their endsabove and secured to the said runner supports of said corner uprights,rim members secured on the outer sides of the side and end walls, andangled top corner irons secured upon the adjacent ends of the rimmembers.

2. In a box, the combination of a bottom and side and end walls, angledhorizontal side members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and side walls and secured thereto, angledhorizontal end members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and end walls and secured thereto, the endhorizontal members having angularly disposed arm portions at their endssecured to the bottom and side walls and the bottom legs of the sidehorizontal members, the horizontal legs of the end horizontal membershaving angular slot-like openings there uprights, and angled top cornerirons secured upon the adjacent ends of the rim members.

3. In a box, the combination of a bottom and side and end walls, angledhorizontal side members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and side walls and secured thereto, thevertical legs of the horizontal side members terminating in spacedrelation to the horizontal legs thereof, angled horizontal end membersdisposed facing upwardly and inwardly on the outer sides of the bottomand end walls and secured thereto, the end horizontal members havingangularly disposed arm portions at their ends secured to the bottom andside walls and the bottom legs of the side horizontal members, thehorizontal legs of the end horizontal members having angular slot-likeopenings therethrough at the corners thereof, inwardly facing angledcorner uprights arranged through said openings and on the outer sides'ofthe side and end walls and secured thereto, the lower ends of theflanges of said corner uprights being turned inwardly into overlappingrelation providing runner supports, and runners disposed on and securedto the horizontal legs of said side horizontal members with their endsabove and secured to said runner supports of said corner uprights.

4. In a box, the combination of a bottom and side and end walls, angledhorizontal side members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on: theouter sides of the bottom and side walls and secured thereto, angledhorizontal end members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom andend walls and se cured thereto, the endhorizontal members having angular openings therethrough adjacent theends thereof at the corners of the box, inwardly 'facingan'gled corneruprights arranged through said openings and on the outer sides of theside and end walls and secured thereto, the angle of said angularopenings corresponding to that of the angular corner members tofacilitate a fit-- ting engagement of the corner members within theopenings, the lower ends of the flanges of said corner uprightsproviding runner supports, and runners disposed with their ends aboveand bers disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on the outer sides of thebottom and side walls and secured thereto, angled horizontal end membersdisposed facing upwardly and inwardly on the outer sides of the bottomand end walls and secured thereto, the end horizontal members havingangularly disposed arm portions at their ends secured to the sidehorizontal members, the horizontal legs of the end horizontal membershaving openings therethrough at the corners thereof, inwardly facingangled corner uprights having runner supporting foot portions at theirlower ends arranged through said openings and on the outer sides of theside and end walls and secured thereto, runners disposed on and securedto the horizontal legs of said side horizontal members with their endsabove and secured to the said foot portions of said corner uprights, rimmembers disposed on the outer sides of the side and end walls.

6. In a box, the combination of a bottom and side and end walls, angledhorizontal side members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and side walls and secured thereto, angledhorizontal end members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and end walls and secured thereto, the endhorizontal members having angularly disposed arm portions at their endssecuredto the side horizontal members,-

the horizontal legs of the end horizontal members having openingstherethrough at the corner thereof, inwardly facing angled corneruprights having runner supporting foot portions at their lower endsarranged through said openings and on the outer sides of the side andend walls and secured thereto,-and runners disposed on and secured tothe horizontal legs of said side horizontal members with their endsabove and secured to the said foot portions of said corner uprights.

'7. In a box, the combination of a bottom and side and end walls, angledhorizontal side members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and side walls and secured thereto, angledhorizontal end members disposed facing upwardly and inwardly on theouter sides of the bottom and end walls and secured thereto, the endhorizontal members having angularly disposed arm portions at their ends,the horizontal legs of the end horizontal members having openingstherethrough, inwardly facing angled corner uprights having runnersupporting foot portions at their lower ends arranged through saidopenings and on the outer sides of the side and end walls and securedthereto, and runners disposed on and secured to the horizontal legs ofsaid side horizontal members with their ends above and secured to thesaid foot portions of said corner uprights.

FRED J. 'ULLRICH. LEE A. FORDON.

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